Karnataka

Mangalore, Apr 20: Central Coir Board member and Congress leader T M Shahid alleged that Samastha Kerala Islam Matha Vidyabhyasa Board led by A P Aboobacker Musliyar group played a crucial role in pressurising Congress leaders at the Centre to grant a ticket for Congress candidate Moideen Bava from Mangalore North constituency. Addressing media persons at a press conference in Mangalore, Mr Shahid

Mangalore, Apr 20: “Defeating former minister K. Amarnath Shetty, who is contesting as the Janata Dal (Secular) candidate from Mulky-Moodbidri constancy is my prime aim,” said suspended JD(S) leader D M Aslam. Speaking to media persons here, Mr Aslam, who was the Dakshina Kannada District Minority Unit President of JD(S) confirmed that JD(S) State President H D Kumaraswamy had suspended him and

New Delhi, Apr 20: This could be the biggest ever global footprint plan firmed up by an Indian carrier. Jet Airways has decided to link 23 Indian cities to numerous points in the US (including a nonstop to San Francisco), Gulf, east Africa and Europe via Abu Dhabi. These flights will be in addition to the nonstops it operates directly from India to the west and Southeast Asia, which are going to

Mangalore, Apr 19: Passing aspersions at the BJP's election manifesto and terming it as a bunch of lies, senior Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary has opined that none of the points mentioned in the manifesto will be taken up for implementation by the BJP if voted to power. Addressing media persons at a news conference in Mangalore on Friday, Mr. Poojary said that the BJP led state government did

Bangalore, Apr 19: Twenty five kg of rice at Rs one for all poor families and free laptops/tablets to pre-university level and graduate students are among a set of allurements to Karnataka's ruling BJP held out to the electorates in its manifesto for May 5 assembly polls. Pure drinking water to all citizens, 24X7 uninterrupted power supply and a project to teach good and correct English in Kannada

Mangalore, Apr 19: The new office building of the Lokayukta superintendent of police was inaugurated by Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao in a low-key affair at Urwa here on Friday. The office of Lokayukta police had remained under lock and key from December last year. The entire building is being constructed in two phases at a cost of Rs 1.6 crore. The ground floor and other two floors of the

Mangalore, Apr 19: Coming down heavily on BJP Candidate N Yogish Bhat for his reported false allegation against his Congress counterpart J R Lobo of filing false affidavit, Union Minister M Veerappa Moily said that Bhat is jobless. Mr Bhat had alleged that Mr Lobo had committed offence by concealing about a pending Lokayukta case against him in the affidavit filed by him. However, standing by Mr

Mangalore, April 19: Implementing the report on mining scam in the state submitted by Former Lokayukta Justice N Santhosh Hegde is one of the many key points before the Congress party, if it comes to power, said M Veerappa Moily, Union Petroleum Minister. Addressing media persons at a news conference held at the party's election campaign office in Mangalore on Friday, Mr. Moily said that the BJP

Mangalore, Apr 19: Retaliating to the statements made by senior Congress leader that the BJP has been broken into three factions, BJP District Spokesperson Monappa Bhandary has said that the statement is rather ridiculous because it comes from the leader of a party, which itself is a broken house after distribution of tickets. Taking on the statement of Union Minister Veerappa Moily, Mr Bhandary

Mangalore, Apr 19: Graduation ceremony and decennial year celebration of Athena Institute of Health Sciences was held at Town Hall, Mangalore. Inaugurating the events, Laxmi Memorial Education Trust President A J Shetty, lauding the nursing profession said that it is a noble and respectful profession because it is a service to humanity. “Nurses should discharge their duties with utmost care and